A nutraceutical formulation used to unblock receptors is disclosed herein. The nutraceutical formulation used to therapeutically treat humans includes arachidonic acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), echinacea, kaempferol, coffee fruit, and probiotics.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing an almond-flavored oil and fat with which it is possible to reduce an amount of almond flour used in making confectionery. It was found that an oil and fat having a good roasted almond flavor can be obtained by a production method including heating an oil and fat in the presence of 0.6 to 20% by mass of an almond-derived raw material with respect to the oil. In particular, a stronger and better flavor could be obtained by using blanched almond flour and heating a reaction system purged with an inert gas.

The present invention relates to creamers for food products such as coffee and tea. In particular, the invention relates to a liquid creamer comprising casein based protein, pea protein, gellan gum, bicarbonate, citrate and oil. Further aspects of the invention are a beverage comprising a liquid creamer and a process for preparing a liquid creamer.

Systems and apparatus for performing laser kerfing operations in boreholes. Systems and apparatus for providing a plurality of laser beams in a concentric ring laser beam pattern to create holes in the bottom of a borehole surface in a pattern correspond to the laser beam pattern. The system having mechanical devices to remove laser weakened rock that is associate with the laser created holes, the mechanical devices forming a removal pattern that is the negative of the concentric ring pattern.

The invention relates to the field of orally administrable pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement dosage form; in particular, units in the form of an edible mass as chews for animals as well as for humans.

The invention relates to a method for producing lipids comprising structural units based on glycerides of 3-hydroxybutyric and/or 3-alkoxybutyric acids as well as the products thus obtained and their use.

An oil from seeds of at least one umbelliferous plant, coriander, in ingestible form for preventing or slowing the appearance of dysesthetic sensations on sensitive human skin.

Disclosed in the present invention is a composition for treating diarrhea, comprising the following components calculated by weight ratio: Colocasia esculenta and antidiarrheal foods. The composition of the present invention has low cost, available raw materials, is safe and non-toxic, and is suitable for industrial production. The antidiarrheal effect of the product is remarkable. The rehabilitation time for the common diarrhea is 24-48 hours, and for the diarrhea caused by rotavirus is 48-72 hours, and the rehabilitation time is shortened by 2.5 days on average. The effective rate for persistent diarrhea within 5 days is 90.16%. For diarrhea of infants with milk protein allergy during the addition of supplementary feeding, six to eight kinds of foods can be added in one month, and thus the composition is especially suitable for infants and young children.

Colloidal food products comprising filamentous fungal particles are disclosed, as are methods of making such colloidal food products. The filamentous fungal particles may stabilize the colloid and/or act as a supplemental or replacement source of protein in analogs of conventional non-fungal colloidal food products, such as ice cream and mayonnaise.

The present invention provides an acidic sophorolipid-containing composition with suppressed browning and a method for producing the composition. The acidic sophorolipid-containing composition with suppressed browning according to the present invention is characterized in that a filtrate of a hydrolysate of a composition containing lactonic sophorolipid and acidic sophorolipid, i.e., a filtrate of the acidic sophorolipid-containing composition, has at least one of the following features (1) and (2): (1) hue value (Abs. 440): 5 or less; and (2) ethanol-insoluble content: less than 3 mass %.